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Thursday, January 27 2022 - 19:00
AsiaNet
Kahoot! is now available in Simplified and Traditional Chinese making learning even more awesome just in time for Chinese New Year
OSLO, Norway, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

-- With the addition of Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Kahoot! is now 
available in 13 languages, making it easier for over 1 billion Chinese speakers 
worldwide to unlock impactful learning and engagement in their own language.

Kahoot!, the global learning platform company, announced today that Simplified 
and Traditional Chinese are now supported on the Kahoot! web platform and 
mobile app for iOS and Android. 

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With the addition of Simplified and Traditional Chinese languages Kahoot! 
enables easier access to playful learning to over a billion Chinese language 
speakers around the world. 

"Chinese is one of the most spoken languages in the world. Today, approximately 
16% of the world's population speak it, which means a huge opportunity for 
Kahoot! to enhance the learning experience of millions of users worldwide," 
said Eilert Hanoa, CEO at Kahoot! "With the addition of Simplified and 
Traditional Chinese, we are making our platform more accessible for educators 
and students, businesses and lifelong learners who want to unlock their full 
learning potential through playful learning."

In the last 12 months, more than 1 million kahoot sessions were hosted in 
Chinese language all around the world in different settings, including the 
classroom, at home, and the workplace. 

Learn all about the Chinese New Year celebration with dedicated kahoots 

Every year, approximately 2 billion people around the world celebrate Chinese 
New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival. This year, many 
families will connect for the holiday virtually, as well as celebrating 
together with loved ones at home. Kahoot! has become a popular platform 
worldwide to stay connected and bring joy to any gathering, whether in-person 
or virtual, through the power of friendly competition and playful learning.

To help families around the world learn more about Lunar New Year and celebrate 
together from anywhere, Kahoot! is featuring ready-to-play kahoots from 
Verified educators ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3425279-1&h=3559593577&u=https%3A%2F%2Fcreate.kahoot.it%2Fdetails%2F559febb8-77a5-4649-a939-2012e8d83f52&a=Verified+educators 
) dedicated to the holiday, available for free for all Kahoot! users. Families 
can also add festive flair to any kahoot they want to play using the Chinese 
New Year theme (Year of the Tiger Edition) that Kahoot! has created especially 
for this year's celebration, now available on the platform. 

Kahoot! now available in 13 languages - More to come!

The addition of Chinese languages marks a new milestone for Kahoot! with the 
mobile app and online platform now available in 13 languages, including 
English, Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Norwegian, German, Italian, 
Dutch, Turkish, Polish and Japanese. This launch is part of the Kahoot! Group's 
strategy to continue its expansion and organic growth in the Asian market. 

For more information about Chinese language support in the Kahoot! platform, 
read our blog post ( 
https://kahoot.com/blog/2022/01/27/kahoot-available-simplified-traditional-chinese/). 


About Kahoot!

Kahoot! is on a mission to make learning awesome! We want to empower everyone, 
including children, students, and employees to unlock their full learning 
potential. Our learning platform makes it easy for any individual or 
corporation to create, share, and host learning sessions that drive compelling 
engagement. Launched in 2013, Kahoot!'s vision is to build the leading learning 
platform in the world. In the last 12 months, 300 million sessions have been 
hosted on the Kahoot! platform by 30+ million active accounts, with 2 billion 
participants (non-unique) in more than 200 countries and regions. The Kahoot! 
Group includes Clever, the leading US K-12 EdTech learning platform, together 
with the learning apps DragonBox, Poio, Drops, Actimo, Motimate, and 
Whiteboard.fi. The Kahoot! Group is headquartered in Oslo, Norway with offices 
in the US, the UK, France, Finland, Estonia, Denmark and Spain. Kahoot! is 
listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker KAHOT. Let's play!

Media Contact: 
Alejandro Viquez, 
alejandror@kahoot.com 

SOURCE: Kahoot!

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